Homework involvement among Hong Kong primary school students

One component of the curriculum reform in Hong Kong focuses on the use of homework in consolidating learning, deepening understanding and constructing knowledge. This study examines the profile of Hong Kong primary school students' homework involvement, and investigates the relationships between time involvement and academic attributes, namely interest in homework, interest in academic subjects, academic efficacy, and efficacy for self-regulated learning. The sample comprised 2,361 primary school students representing all six grade levels in Hong Kong. Data was collected using questionnaires and homework diaries. Results showed heavy homework involvement among primary school students in Hong Kong, especially at the senior primary level. Differential patterns across levels were observed for the relationship between homework involvement and academic attributes. Specifically, junior primary students' study-related interests and efficacies were found to decline with increasing time involvement, whereas inverted U-shape relationships were observed among senior primary students. There was concern for students with high time involvement as they received more homework and they worked slower. They were less likely to perceive the positive functions of homework, and showed poorer study-related interests and efficacy beliefs. The findings of this study provide crucial information for school personnel and educators in Hong Kong in developing homework strategies and policies that enhance teaching and learning.     

孔融诗歌的时代特征

孔融是东汉末年一代名儒,作为建安七子之首,他继蔡邕为文章宗师,亦擅诗歌。孔融诗歌题材广泛,风格多变,体现了鲜明的时代特征。     

香港儿童青少年阅读研究与推广

进入21世纪以来,香港儿童青少年阅读能力大幅度提高,在两项重要的国际性教育评价项目PIRLS和PISA中均有突出表现,充分显示了香港在青少年阅读研究与推广方面的实绩与成就。本文从香港特殊的历史文化背景出发,对香港儿童青少年阅读的研究与推广进行考察和分析。     

试论“大匠宫司空”

"大匠宫司空"与"宫司空"历史文献没有记载.战国秦汉时期,"官"、"宫"二字形近难分,写法时有变通.张家山汉简<二年律令·秩律>中"大匠官司空"应为"大匠宫司空",是"将作大匠"的属官."司空"本是专有名词,"司空"类的官名很多,"宫司空"是负责宫室与官署营建的机构与职官,是"大匠宫司空"的省称.明确为"宫司空"的出土文字有六处."宫司空"从中央到地方都有设置,其副职为"官司空丞","楚宫司丞"为"楚宫司空丞"的省文."楚宫司空丞"之"楚"修饰"宫司空丞","宫司空"修饰"丞"."宫司空"的存续时间,有五处是明确的.西安北郊相家巷遗址出土的"宫司空印"、"官司空丞"封泥是秦代的."东海官司空"盘的时间是东汉建武中元二年,即公元57年,出现最晚,可以看出,秦汉时期"宫司空"职官大体是存在的.西汉时期,特别是西汉早期"司空"类官职地位不高,俸禄差异很大,从八百石到百六十石都有,"大匠宫司空"秩六百石只是一个参照系数.     

解读粤港配对小学生网上研习:跨文化教育的视角

跨文化教育的核心思想是接受并欣赏文化差异,文章通过分析实施跨文化教育的具体要求以及在我国香港和广东的重要意义,重点探悉粤港配对小学生网上研习中对于跨文化教育的支持,从而总结跨文化教育实施的成功经验和不足之处,旨在为今后的跨文化教育实施给出建议。     

Being a ‘Purist’ in Hong Kong: To Use or Not to Use Mixed Code

This paper reports on my first‐hand experiences of being a ‘purist’ in Hong Kong, during which time I was not allowed to use mixed code, a common discursive practice among Hongkongers in Hong Kong. I shall discuss the difficulties in using ‘pure’ English and ‘pure’ Chinese in my daily life, as well as exploring the problems I encountered when I used ‘pure’ English in teaching English to a small group of ESL students at a primary school in Hong Kong. I argue that mixed code is very much characteristic of everyday language use by most Hongkongers and represents an important marker of their ethno‐linguistic identity. In relation to language teaching, I suggest that mixed code may be usefully adopted in teaching English in Hong Kong, rather than being shunned at all costs.     

Authentic school partnerships for enabling inclusive education in Hong Kong

Education reform towards a whole school approach to catering for diversity within Hong Kong government schools has seen the initiation of several strategies to support mainstream schools in this transition. One of these approaches is the use of a resource school model. Special and mainstream schools in Hong Kong are being invited to establish themselves as resource support hubs for partner mainstream schools. This paper investigates how this model is being implemented by considering one of each type of resource school. Three broad themes have emerged that relate to the type of support being offered and sought: the school ethos and culture of the partner schools; and management issues. The effectiveness of a resource model is evaluated for its use in Hong Kong.     

台港地区对张謇及其事业的研究概况

在台湾和香港,张謇的著作被先后出版和重印。在台港学术界,对张謇的思想及其在清末民初的政治舞台上的活动,所从事的工商业等,不断地续有研究。这些研究常常展示了不同于大陆学术界的探索重心和别样视野;而早年迁居台港的张謇的一些亲朋乡党、门生故旧或其同时代人留下的对张謇及其事业的记述和有关文物,也可补大陆史料的阙如。     

Quality improvement in early years settings in Hong Kong and England

With a growing awareness of the importance of early childhood education, the governments of Hong Kong and England have both increased investment through providing fee assistance to parents for buying services and providing funding to providers for offering ‘free’ places, respectively. Alongside the increased funding of early childhood education, a heightened interest in the quality of early years settings has arisen. This paper aims to develop a framework for comparative studies by addressing the similarities and differences in quality improvement of both systems. Three key issues are discussed: relevance of the quality criteria for assessment, interpretations of the quality improvement mechanism and its use in guiding practice, and the influence of contextual factors in terms of stakeholders' views of the quality process. It is argued that these key issues are fundamental to a framework for understanding different sociocultural contexts and dynamics in shaping the quality improvement of early childhood education.     

试论洪颐煊《读书丛录》的历史考据

洪颐煊是清代嘉、道间的一位重要学者,其治学重文献重考据,在经学、史学以及诸子学等方面成就卓著。本文以其考据学代表性著作《读书丛录》为中心,深入剖析其历史考据,发现其考证内容全面广泛,能够综合运用比较考证法、求源考证法、推理考证法及存疑考证法等考证方法,鲜明地反映出乾嘉考据学家历史考据的典型特点。